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Supporting development of a vibrant private sector has become an essential component of OECD’s efforts to boost the growth and stability of non-OECD economies. The OECD aims to encourage a sound business climate for investment, enhance productivity and competitiveness, support entrepreneurship and economic dynamism and ultimately raise living standards and alleviate poverty. www.oecd.org/daf/psd
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06-Nov-2008
OECD and Central Asian countries are to work together on a regional initiative to boost the business climate, drawing on OECD countries’ experience in policy reforms aimed at spurring investment and competitiveness.
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on 10-Nov-2008
Organised in Doha, Qatar, on 19-10 November 2008 as part of the Hawkamah Annual Conference, participants focused on finalising and endorsing the MENA Policy Brief on Corporate Governance of Banks and preparing a Policy Brief on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs).
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on 26-Oct-2008
The first meeting of the Regional Task Force on Responsible Business Conduct took place in Cairo on 26 October. Participants discussed concrete initiatives for engaging in responsible business conduct and strengthening partnerships in the MENA region, focusing particularly on fighting corruption, education and employment standards, environment and health.
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on 10-Oct-2008
“Defining and Strengthening Sector Specific Sources of Competitiveness in the Western Balkans” was presented in Sarajevo on 10 October. This study represents the first step in a three-phase project aimed at examining the potential sources of, and obstacles to, competitiveness in the Western Balkans.
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from 15-Sep-2008 to 16-Oct-2008
The IRI is the South East Europe Investment Compact’s flagship publication, providing a comprehensive assessment of policy reform, institutional settings and achievements in key dimensions of policy that impact the business climate, from infrastructure to human capital development. The IRI 2009 was launched at a seminar in Sarajevo attended by representatives from throughout South East Europe.
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from 08-Jul-2008 to 10-Jul-2008
High-level representatives from the Government of Iraq and OECD-member countries met in Paris on 08-10 July to discuss Iraq's investment climate, anti-corruption policies and aid management, three issues identified as priorities by Iraqi officials during prior meetings held under the framework of the International Compact with Iraq. The meeting was organised by the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Iraq.
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28-Jul-2008
The Investment Compact for South East Europe and the Regional Co-operation Council have launched a partnership to boost South East Europe's business climate. Both partners and governments of the region have agreed to introduce an integrated approach to reform that will involve evaluations of business climate policy, agreement on priorities and capacity building to improve competitiveness in the region.
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